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UIsaka uthuma uJakobe eHarani
28UIsaka wasebiza uJakobe, wambusisa, wamlaya wathi kuye: Ungathathi umfazi kumadodakazi eKhanania. 2 Sukumab uye ePadani-Aramac, endlini kaBethuwelid uyise kanyoko, uzithathele khona umfazi kumadodakazi kaLabani umalumakhoe. 3 Njalo uNkulunkulu uSomandla akubusise, akwenze ube lenzalo akwandise, ukuze ube ngumbuthano wezizwef; 4 abesekupha isibusiso sikaAbrahamag, kuwe lenzalweni yakho kanye laweh, ukuze udle ilifa lelizwe lapho ohlala khona njengowezizwe1, uNkulunkulu alinika uAbrahama. 5 UIsaka wasethuma uJakobe waya ePadani-Arama kuLabani indodana kaBethuweli umSiriya, umfowabo kaRebeka unina kaJakobe loEsawu.
6 UEsawu wasebona ukuthi uIsaka umbusisile uJakobei, wamthuma ePadani-Arama ukuze azithathele khona umfazi, lapho embusisa wamlaya esithi: Ungathathi umfazi kumadodakazi eKhanani; 7 lokuthi uJakobe walalela oyise lonina, waya ePadani-Arama. 8 UEsawu wasebona ukuthi amadodakazi eKhanani ayemabi emehlweni kaIsaka uyisej. 9 Ngakho uEsawu waya kuIshmayeli, wazithathela uMahalathik indodakazi kaIshmayeli, indodana kaAbrahama, udadewabo kaNebayothil, abe ngumkakhe phezu kwabafazi ayelabo.
Iphupho likaJakobe eseBhetheli
10 UJakobe wasephuma eBherishebham waya eHaranin. 11 Wafika endaweni, achitha khona ubusuku ngoba ilanga lalitshonile. Wasethatha ilitshe ematsheni aleyondawo, wenza umqamelo wakhe, walala kuleyondawo. 12 Waphuphao, khangela-ke, ilele limisiwe emhlabeni, isihloko salo sifinyelela emazulwini, khangela-ke, ingilosi zikaNkulunkulu zisenyuka zisehla kulop. 13 Khangela-ke, iNkosi yema phezu kwaloq, yathi: NgiyiNkosi uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama uyihlo loNkulunkulu kaIsakar; ilizwe olele kulo, ngizakunika lona, lenzalo yakhos; 14 njalo inzalo yakho izakuba ngangothuli lomhlabat, uzasabalalela entshonalanga lempumalanga lenyakatho leningizimuu; njalo zizabusiswa kuwe zonke insendo zomhlaba, lasenzalweni yakhov. 15 Khangela-ke, ngilawew, ngizakulondoloza kuzo zonke indawo lapha oya khona, ngikubuyise kulelilizwex; ngoba kangiyikukutshiyay ngize ngikwenze lokho engikhulume ngakho kuwe. 16 Kwathi uJakobe ephaphama ebuthongweni bakhe, wathi: Isibili iNkosi ikulindawoz, mina-ke bengingakwazi. 17 Wasesesaba wathi: Yesabeka kangakanani lindawo! Kayisilutho ngaphandle kokuthi yindlu kaNkulunkulu, laleli lisango lamazulu. 18 UJakobe wasevuka ekuseni kakhulu, wathatha ilitshe alenza laba ngumqamelo wakhe, walimisa laba yinsikaa, wathela amagcobo phezu kwesihloko salob. 19 Wasebiza ibizo laleyondawo iBhethelic2; kodwa-ke kuqala ibizo lomuzi laliyiLuzi. 20 UJakobe wasethembisa isithembisod esithi: Uba uNkulunkulu ezakuba lami, angilondoloze kulindlela engiyihambayo, angiphe isinkwa sokudla, lesembatho sokwembathae, 21 njalo ngibuyele ngokuthula endlini kababaf, khona iNkosi izakuba nguNkulunkulu wamig, 22 lelitshe leli engilimise ukuthi libe yinsika lizakuba yindlu kaNkulunkuluh; kukho konke ozangipha khona, isibili ngizakunika okwetshumii.
a 24.3.
b Hos. 12.12.
c 25.20; 48.7.
d 22.23.
e 24.29.
f 17.1.
g 12.2.
h 28.1,3.
1 njengowezizwe: Heb. ilizwe lokuhlala kwakho njengowezizwe.
i 28.1,3.
j 24.3; 26.35.
k 36.3; 26.34.
l 25.13; 36.3.
m 26.23,33.
n Seb. 7.2.
o 37.5,9; 40.5; 41.1. Jobe 33.15.
p Joha. 1.51.
q 35.1; 48.3.
r 26.24; 24.12.
s 13.15.
t 13.16.
u 13.14. Dute. 12.20.
v 12.3; 18.18; 22.18; 26.4.
w 26.24; 31.3; 28.20.
x 35.6.
y Dute. 31.6,8. Josh. 1.5. 1 Kho. 8.57. 1 Lan. 28.20. Heb. 13.5.
z Eks. 3.5. Josh. 5.15.
a 31.13,45; 35.14. 2 Sam. 18.18.
b Levi 8.10,11. Nani 7.1.
c Hlu. 1.23,26.
2 iBhetheli: okuyikuthi, indlu kaNkulunkulu.
d 31.13. 2 Sam. 15.8.
e 28.15.
f Hlu. 11.31. 2 Sam. 15.7-9; 19.30.
g Dute. 26.17.
h 35.7,14.
i 14.20. Levi 27.30.